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What our customer's say!

"I have a love/hate relationship with these", I had been using a pair of Sennheiser CX-300's and while the audio was okay they were a little boomy and bass heavy. They were, however, supremely comfortable even for long stretches of time.

Looking for somewhat improved audio quality, I decided on the Shure SCL2 and when they arrived I did the requisite sleeve selection and then fiddled...and fiddled...and fiddled until I got a good seal. This, I thought, would take a little practice and then all will be fine.

And yes, after a few days I was able to twist them in properly in under a minute and then sit perfectly still because almost any movement will cause one or both buds to move just enough to break the seal and cause me to fiddle...and fiddle...and fiddle. I have small ears and perhaps that's my problem with these buds. Even when they're perfectly seated they just aren't comfortable. I've had them now for a little over a month and while I've gotten much better at inserting them quickly and properly I still hate the fit and the heavy feel of them. Constantly adjusting them is a nuisance.

I would long for my pop-in-the-ear-and go Senns except the sound quality on these Shures is much better - crisp, clear, and without that cheap muffled boomy thumping on the low end. I truly love listening to music with the SCL2's.

So, life being a compromise I wear the Senns when I'm walking or engaging in any kind of activity whatsoever. When I can just sit and enjoy some music I fiddle with the Shures. It's not exactly the best situation but until I can find a pair of buds that offer comfort *and* quality audio it'll have to do.

"So-so sound for too high a price", Anyway you slice it (or spell it), "base," "bass," Schmase, these earphones just don't have the nice full-bodied sound of the 3-way Bose earphones that sell for about the same price. If you plan on listening to anything but Chopin, bass is a very important element of music, and you will sorely miss it with these. It's not that I want more bass than present in the original recording, it's that I don't want the bass on my rock, punk, jazz, hip-hop, and classic rock (I do have an eclectic taste) to sound like static on a cheap transistor radio. Give me break, I am not a musician, but I can hear the difference between good and bad, and these are only slightly better than the earphones that came standard with my iPod. I didn't hear anything that "I never heard before" in the music as some reviewers claimed. I guess I will keep this pair, because I am too lazy to repackage them and return them, but my next pair will definitely be Bose. My friend has them and they sound so good it makes me want to cry cry cry for spending all my money on these Shures, based on the reviews I read on this site. . .

"The Perfect Budget Headphones", Keep in mind that this review is coming from someone who does not write reviews for the products they purchase on Amazon.com. I just feel that these headphones are so good that I had to tell other people.

First of all, I received these headphones as a birthday present two months ago. When I first listened to them, I thought that they were sub-par. I then realized that not only did I have them in my ears incorrectly, but the ear piece that was on the headphones was also too small for my ears. I switched around between the three different types (soft rubber, hard rubber, foam) and found that the medium sized soft rubber tips were the ones for me. My friend had recently received the Bose Triport In-Ear headphones, and I tried them out. All that they seemed to improve was the bass of the standard iPod headphones. These, however, are AMAZING. The high's and mid's of every song I have listened to have been surreal (try listening to any music with Horns and/or Piano). These headphones have something called a burn-in, which means that you basically have to break in the headphones because at first, the bass is not very up to par. After about two weeks of using them, they were without a doubt the best headphones that I had ever owned. The bass is perfect in my opinion, and not overwhelming as the Bose headphones are. Trust me, you will be hearing things in your music that you never even knew was there with these! A very highly recommended purchase!

"awesome headphones", I got these as a replacement for the E2C due to a frayed cord. I didn't think they would send me a new pair since the old ones were about 1.5 years old, but I hadn't abused them...the cord just seemed to crack above the ear. Anyway, they sent me a new pair of SCL2s under warranty, SWEET!!!!

Anyway, I LOVE sound isolating earphones. I like my music loud, but I don't have to turn it up nearly as loud with sound isolating earphones. These earphones stay in place when exercising, which is the main time that I use them.

The sound quality is excellent. I am sure there are headphones that sound better, but for the money these are the best I have owned. They are great at blocking noise on a plane, train etc.

I haven't noticed the lack of bass that others mention - just using these with an ipod.

I did find that one ear likes a smaller plastic fitting than the other, so a nice thing about these is that you get a selection of ear pieces so you can customize the fit. Even in long bike rides in the rainy NW they stay put and sound good.

So yeah, very happy with these headphones, I would buy them again in a heartbeat and would recommend them to friends.

"Great bang for your buck", Great set of headphones. Just be careful about dropping them on the floor as the shell can be prone to breaking.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Solid performers, with minor flaws", Shure tried to pack a lot of performance into the SCL2 earbuds, and, in general, they succeeded. In sound isolating (as opposed to noise-cancelling) phones, the design challenge is to create a seal between the wearer's ear canal and the unit such that a minimum of ambient sound "gets by" the seal and interferes with the sound being generated by the miniature set of diaphragms housed within. From a sound-isolating standpoint, it's difficult for the seal to be "too tight." The tradeoff on seal effectiveness is usually wearer comfort.

Shure has done a good job with these SCL2's. They are light, but that's to be expected, even desired. They are a little wierd-looking, protruding from the ears about 1/2 inch, but if you've paid your dues seeking sonic excellence, you've seen plenty of wierd over time. These are not offensive in that regard. Besides, they sound good, so what's the complaint?

When they arrived, I decided to put them to a serious listening test. My iPod has over 7,000 songs and 30 feature movies in a highly eclectic collection, so I have plenty of opportunities for a challenge.

I've always thought that solo piano, well-recorded, was a supreme test for speakers. If they could reproduce the full range of sounds without noticeable response peaks and valleys, they were probably pretty good speakers. The same criteria, I believe, apply to earphones as well.

I used my collection of Angela Hewitt recordings of J. S. Bach's piano works to take the phones to the gym, and to my great pleasure. The response was clean, transparent, and, as far as I can hear, linear. In short, an A on that count.

At this point, it's probably the right time to address another reviewer's complaint about the bass response of the SCL2's. I can understand how someone might declare these phones inadequate. All I can say about it is that I like bass, but I like it the way it was recorded (you can't easily make a case that you expect it to sound like live music, because not all sound engineers attempt to make it sound like it does fifth row center in a sonically pure concert hall; also, it depends on where you sit in that venue as to the kind of sound you might hear.) In my opinion, these phones are not inadequate. They just don't overemphasize bass tones like some phones are designed to do. Excess bass inthese phones might well be painful.

After about four hours of listening to classical piano and a playlist of Tschaikowsky symphonies, I was ready for some rock, pop, and jaaz. The Shures really shined here. They brought out nuances that I've never heard in recordings that I've listened to for 40 years. As Martha Steweart might say, that's a good thing.

Setting up the product is not a chore, but requires a few minutes of your undivided attention. Shure packs three different sizes of three separate designs of sonic seals. There are clear silicone gels, black extra-soft rubber seals, and some orange memory foam ones. I can't say they've covered all bases, but I found one that creates the desired seal without too much of an effort. You have to be gentle puching the seals over the sound tube of the unit so as not to tear them. I found that a tiny bit of saliva helped to ease them into position -- art imitates life. Once set up properly, the phones create a seal that is comfortable yet complete enough to cause some minor discomfort during an unexpectedly loud portion of the music. The good news is that you won't need quite as much of your player's volume control to ahcieve loud sonic levels with these.

The only drawbacks I noticed are these: (1) the tiny bagel-shaped hard carrying case could be, say, a cubic centimeter (!) larger, allowing greater ease in stuffing in the phones and cord, with maybe a folded-up postage stamp occupying any remaining space. A tiny complaint to be Shure. (2) In listening while lying down (I'm an occasional insomniac and can sleep easier with some music playing), the earbuds protrude a bit more than you might be used to. By teasing the pillow into position, I was able to overcome this issue.

I have noticed that the phones continue to evolve and "open up" as I use them. That's OK, since they've only improved so far.

I'm pleased with this purchase. They're worth the added money over the junk that mostly accompanies players. Shure still makes good stuff.

One last note to Shure -- PLEASE do something that allows your bubble packaging to be penetrated by common household tools. That's really unnecessary as well as dnagerous.

"Great phones for the money", I returned a pair of E2C's to Shure just barely still under warranty because of the famous cracking cord. In a couple weeks they send me a brand new pair of these. I was very impressed. I expected a cord replacement only. Love this style of ear bud with the yellow foam earpieces, the most comfortable for me. Tried others but this is the best in-ear. Has to be a pretty tight fit for good bass. I think I like the sound of these more than the E2C's. Maybe I'm fooling myself or just missed them that much during replacement but these sound more defining, better sound stage. Even the bass is a bit fuller. Very impressed with Shure taking responsibility, this cord appears heavier and more pliable. Great earbuds, way to go Shure!

"Better than the E2s", I just got these recently as a replacement for Shure E2C phones which, after 1.5 years of daily use, broke. Well, not really broken to the point of being non-functioning, but the plastic wire insulation to one of the earbuds separated and it was right where the wire crossed the top of my ear. It was very irritating, but the wire itself didn't break. Shure replaced the E2Cs with these SCL2 buds, and the first thing that struck me is that they didn't really look much different than the E2s. When I plugged them into my iPod I was pleasantly surprised by the bass response, which I think is an improvement over the older model. They sound great, but the E2s did too. Just improved bass response. Some folks knock the fit of the earphones, and to them I would say to go online and look at a cross section of an ear, see the anatomy of the canal, and try to put your earphones where they will fit, not just where you think they should go. the design of these is the same as the E2 and I wore mine very comfortably on a daily basis. So, yeah, these are a great buy, especially for the price. I tried Bose and some higher end Shures, as well as a pr. of Sennheisers that were out of my price range, and I didn't really hear any more on them than on my Shure earphones. Maybe my hearing is bad - I'm 53 years old - but I think my auditory acuity is actually very good. You can spend a lot more money for very, very little improvement on the sound. I would say buy these. I already did the research and the shopping for you, and this was the best buy. And you can't beat the 2-yr. guarantee.

"These Need to be Broke IN", I reviews these under E2c because at the time there were no listing for these.

When I first took them out of the package I knew they weren't going to sound very good but just for fun I put "The Zombie Stomp" on by Ozzy Osbourne, yep they sounded BAD, no bass and very FLAT. When I went to bed I plugged them into the computer and looped one song all night. Still very little bass so I started playing with different ear pieces and after some trial and error I finally found the right combination, large soft rubber for the right and medium soft rubber for the left. Now I like bass (not the boom of some cars) but then the bass is there I want it known. I won't review these as something for everyone, it takes trial and error which mens time and some people aren't willing. If your willing to spend time removing and installing ear pieces I believe most people will be very happy with these.

I own several high end closed headsets including Koss, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and one set of ear buds that came with a SanDisk player. I'm using these with that player and talk about bringing back that "WOW" feeling, these ear buds did just that.

So far I have tried these with a home CD player, DVD player, receiver and TV, have been amused at the sound of each, even the music on TV sounds better.

At first I found a bit uncomfortable but that may have been because I didn't have the right size ear pieces. I'm on day three with these and they sound a little better each day.

I gave these five stars because the other reviewer gave them a four and I feel four and a half would be right where these are, nothings perfect!

I would recommend these to anyone whom is willing to spend the time needed to find the right ear pieces, if your looking for something just to throw in your ears these are not for you.

"Highs/Vocals A+ Bass D", I am still in the process of breaking these in. However, I've been playing lots of different types of music from Jazz to Pop to Trance. As others have said in the many reviews for the Shure products, fit is critical. It took me awhile to find a good fit that worked. And yes, they do block out quite a bit of outside noise, but I have gotten use to this from previous earphones like Sony's Fontopia (which I've had better results with than many other reviewers)

A quick rundown of the sound: The highs are very impressive without being too bright. All vocals really have great definition. The downside is that the bass is really lacking. I am far from a bass head and do not even use a sub for my home system. However, the songs really loose the pop that they got from mid bass. This may be due to the balance being shifted to the mids and highs. The positive side is that everything else is extremely clear but I find that the base is really lacking. I will likely try another product soon if these do not respond better after break-in.